Today in History: April 15
Today is Friday, April 15, the 106th day of 2016. There are 260 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic foundered in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland more than 2 1/2 hours after hitting an iceberg; 1,514 people died, while less than half as many survived.
On this date:
In 1850, the city of San Francisco was incorporated.
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died nine hours after being shot the night before by John Wilkes
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